Review meaning
Reviewed last week's lesson.
An example of review is a teacher looking at a student's assignment for a second time to make sure the correct grade was given.
Reviewed the day's events.
An example of review is a supervisor evaluating an employee's performance as a reason to give a salary increase.
Reviewed the research findings.
Reviewing for a final exam.
A law review.
I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
The victims demanded a full judical review of the case.
The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
The Times Literary Review is published in London.
The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.
The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.
Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
The critic reviews every new play in London.
Origin of review
- Probably from Middle English inspection of military forces from Old French revue review from feminine past participle of reveeir to see again from Latin revidēre re- re- vidēre to see weid- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle French reveue (French: revue), feminine past participle of revoir (French: revoir), from Latin revidere.
From Wiktionary